At least 10 people have died and 70 have been wounded in the latest round of sectarian violence in Lebanon's capital, Tripoli. Four people were killed overnight in fighting between Alawite supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Sunnis, who back the Syrian opposition. The death toll s...
One person was killed and five others injured in a bomb blast in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan today. Reports quoting provincial officials said the blast took place at a crowded bus station in Ghazni city this morning. The injured have been admitted to the hospitals. No group has so far cla...
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will challenge the ban on his political ally from standing in next month's presidential election. Mr. Ahmadinejad said he would petition Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei about the ban on Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei. Mr Mashaei and ex-p...
